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Jawbone finds no threat from smartwatches
Published Thu, Apr 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
San Francisco
ON the one hand, or wrist, there may be an eye-catching Apple Watch, while the other will sport more discreet jewellery packed with Internet Age smarts.
Jawbone had that vision of the wearable computing trend in mind late on Wednesday when it ramped its Up family of lifestyle-tracking bands and teased a coming model that enables American Express users to tap and pay at shop checkout counters.
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